When Li Mai and Zhou Tao arrived in town in the village's oxcart, it was nearly noon.
"Sister-in-law, where should we go first?" Zhou Tao looked around curiously and asked Li Mai.
Li Mai thought for a moment, "Let's go buy silver needles first, then go to the market to see if they sell Luhua chickens. If not, we'll see if we can buy some chicks."
“Okay!” Li Mai led her to a pharmacy she knew first.
Dr. Niu's Clinic.
Inside the clinic, Dr. Niu was seeing patients when Li Mai came in. Without disturbing him, she went to the counter to ask the shopkeeper how much a set of silver needles cost.
The shopkeeper sized her up. "Oh, aren't you the little girl who often comes here to sell herbs?"
Li Mai smiled at the other person, "Manager Liu, it's me. But this time I'm not here to sell herbs, I'm here to buy silver needles. Do you have any here?"
Manager Liu shook his head. "We really don't have that. You'll have to go to a silver shop; they might have it."
"Alright then!" Li Mai was disappointed; buying it from a silver shop would definitely not be cheap.
Let's go!
Just as she was about to leave with Zhou Tao, Doctor Niu finished taking the patient's pulse, glanced at her, and said, "Hey, little girl, every time you come here, you're always trying to get close to me and learn medicine, aren't you? Why are you ignoring this old man today?"
Li Mai chuckled. This old man, is he suffering from some serious illness? He seems to be getting upset that I'm ignoring him?
However, she could also tell that this Doctor Niu must really admire the original owner of this body.
She raised an eyebrow, walked up to him, and asked with a smile, "Of course I want to ask, but seeing that you have patients here, I'm afraid I might frighten them."
"Heh, you're such a kind person? Every time I come to see you, you act like a local tyrant. I didn't expect you to be so serious this time. Oh, and you've even changed into a new outfit and brought a pretty girl with you?" Doctor Niu teased her while writing the prescription.
"Hey, we just took the time to get married, and now she's a wife. I can't let my husband down. This is my sister-in-law, isn't she pretty!" Li Mai glanced at the patient with slight embarrassment and grinned at Doctor Niu.
"Oh, so someone actually dares to marry the little tyrant?" Doctor Niu glanced at Zhou Tao and teased her again.
The patient was a young man, but he looked like a frail scholar. Hearing their conversation, he subconsciously glanced at Li Mai.
He didn't think this girl looked like a local tyrant at all!
“Of course.” After exchanging a few words with Doctor Niu, Li Mai didn’t plan to leave so soon. Since the old man was so interesting, she might as well discuss Zhou Quan’s illness with him.
The young man took the prescription to the counter to get the medicine, while Li Mai simply sat down opposite Doctor Niu and asked, "Doctor Niu, what do you think is the reason for a person who rolls down a hillside and doesn't break anything, but has no feeling in their legs below the waist, and whose bowel movements and urination are normal, but can't stand up or walk?"
Dr. Niu asked in surprise, "A relative of yours?"
My husband is a relative, isn't he?
"Hmm, more or less!"
"Who is it? Relatives are all the same!" Doctor Niu glared at her.
"My husband!"
"Ha, I knew it!" "In this situation, it must be that the bones in his lower back were dislocated!" Doctor Niu thought that was the case.
"Will acupuncture help?" Li Mai asked.
"Not necessarily. You need to see an orthopedic doctor to reposition it, then get acupuncture, and take medication. How long has it been?" Dr. Niu asked.
“Two years,” Li Mai replied.
"That's been a while. Bring him over sometime so I can take a look," said Doctor Niu, stroking his beard.
"You know orthopedics?" Li Mai couldn't believe that she had found a doctor for Zhou Quan so easily.
"I know a little!" Dr. Niu has practiced medicine all his life and has been exposed to various aspects.
“Okay, but I need to ask how expensive the medical bills are first. We might not have much money,” Li Mai asked in a low voice.
"I can waive your money, but you have to help me find a certain herb, the more the better. Once you find it, you can use that herb to offset your husband's medical fees and medicine costs."
Dr. Niu knew that she had never been rich and had no parents. How wealthy could a girl like that marry into? Plus, her husband was a cripple, so his family must not be well-off.
"What herb?" she asked.
"The stem produces purple flowers at the top, and after the flowers wither, it bears fruit. The flowers are purple and five-petaled, and the plant grows to about half a foot tall," said Doctor Niu.
"The flowering period is around March or April, and the fruiting begins in May or June. Several stems grow from one herb?" Li Mai thought of something.
"Yes!" Doctor Niu nodded.
"Viola yedoensis? I was on the mountain yesterday, but I don't think I saw any." Li Mai shook her head. Viola yedoensis is not easy to find; at least she hadn't seen any yesterday, and the original owner of this body hadn't seen any in her memories either. But she had seen quite a few during the apocalypse.
The medicinal properties of Viola yedoensis are to clear heat and detoxify. It can also be eaten as a vegetable, but its greatest value lies in its ability to treat various sores and boils, making it a valuable resource for doctors.
"Don't you have Viola yedoensis in your pharmacy?" Li Mai asked curiously.
"Although the whole plant of Viola yedoensis can be used as medicine, and I have some here, it's just dried grass. I want the fresh purple flowers. If you can get them for me, I promise you I will do my best to save your husband."
This girl has been delivering medicinal herbs to their pharmacy since she was about ten years old, and to be honest, he does believe in her abilities.
“March and April would have been fine, but it’s already mid-June, Lao Niu!” Li Mai said helplessly.
"If you can find it, maybe there are young plants that are flowering. That's the miracle we're after," Dr. Niu said to Li Mai with a smile.
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